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Shionogi and US biotech Apnimed said on November 1 that they have agreed to establish a joint venture company, Shionogi-Apnimed Sleep Science, in a move to resolve issues associated with sleeping disorders. Shionogi-Apnimed Sleep Science was founded on the same…
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